SAHM’s with multiple little ones… I have a newborn, 3 y.o, and 5 y.o. I have 4 months of maternity leave and I’m keeping my other two kids home from school with me. What’s a good schedule/routine you have set for your multiple kids? My 3 and 5 y.o have different needs- for example, potty training, letter and number recognition and my oldest needs to work on writing cutting, reading so I’d like to fit that into their daily schedule too. How do you manage it?
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Why the push to keep in school?They 3 and 5,You decide how you want it to go,up at 8, breakfast,get dressed,help with morning chores,10 am 5 yr sits down at table with whatever practice work,take 3 yr to potty ,in between tend to baby ,nothing has to be hard and fast scheduled,
Have free time 1/2 hr before lunch while you prepare lunch. Have them help clean up after lunch.If 3 yr still takes naps,after lunch is good time for everyone one to rest,including momma.3 pm everybody helps with age appropriate chores,There is nothing wrong with keeping kiddoes home with you,.
I totally understand keeping the kids at home! There’s no early morning rushing around to get them to school, there’s no worrying about picking them up, packing lunches, checking bags, making sure you have clean school clothes, or keeping up with school schedules lol. Make yourself a board and stick to it as best as possible. Carve out time for everything and write it down and the best part is your littles can bond.
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Is there a reason to keep the other two home from school? If not, then take them! They are already on a schedule and routine and by keeping them home, you will throw them off.
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If it’s your families decision to keep
Your kids home, don’t anyone let you believe that’s wrong in any way. if you are homeschooling, join some fb groups and they will be able to help so much more and lead you in the right direction! Join some local homeschool groups etc you got this!
Send them to school. Let them get the social experience. I mean unless there’s a reason, I understand that, but let them get the interaction with other children their age. 
I have a 5month old, 3 year old (who has autism and a rare genetic condition) and an 8 year old. We wake up around 6:30am get dressed, eat, get ready for school.
I take my 8 year old to her bus stop and then drop my 3 year old at her day program for 2 hours, go home, feed the baby, clean the house a little then I go to my doctors (currently doing daily TMS therapy) then go pick up my 3 year old, etc.
it’s a busy day, but I love it.
My 3 year old sees many specialists so afternoons are nap time, and running kids to doctors.
I would take mine to school so you can bond with newborn and get some rest. When will you sleep if they are home? If it’s money issue I would still take 5 yr old to school.
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Send them to school. Keep them on their routine.
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Iv got a new born a 8 year old an 4 year old… anit no way I’m keeping them home… they go to school where they can play an get the much needed attention while I focus on baby… now an then il keep them a day Here but nope I need to rest an make sure my head is fresh for when they get home… plus gives me bonding time with baby … trying to be super mom sometimes just makes u feel worse …
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My godchild is 5 years old and I looked after him when he was 2 weeks old and when he started grade R this year its was so difficult he cried so much in the mornings hitting shouting and kicking
U should let your 5 year old go to school so that he can learn and be around kids his age so when he starts school it will be easier on him and it will also be a Lil break for u and the baby cos sometimes a newborn can keep u very busy in the day my niece has a newborn and she keeps her very busy in the day lol
I would personally at least send my 5 year old to kindergarten (where I live kinder starts at age 5). My kids are 7,6, and 2. We wake up at 6:15 and get dressed. My two year old may sleep in or wake up with us. Regardless we wake up, get dressed, brush teeth and hair, they make their beds, come down stairs and eat breakfast while I finish packing lunch or snacks, get shoes and jackets on and then leave. My 2 year old stays home with me and we do whatever we want which includes an afternoon nap where I sleep too. Cause sleep when they do 
we go to the playground, play play dough at home, watch TV, play on the tablet, draw, color, go see other mom friends with kids, do any appointments that we need to do, go have lunch with my older kids at school. We just hang out. If I was you I would put my older kids in school (5 year old in kindergarten and the 3 year old in at least a halftime-part day program) other wise you may burn out and your kids need you to be strong and healthy . If you’re worried about the older two feeling left out or left behind if you send them to school they will be okay there are other ways to make them feel important and spend quality time together.
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You are making it harder for your self by keeping your kids home from school
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Why would you keep them from their routine? You’re making it harder on yourself and them.
Send them to school. Tf. There is no reason for them to miss half a year just because you had a baby.
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It’s hard girl took me a while to get a routine that works for us I have a 7 year old with autism a 4 year old and 1 year old who is into everything honestly nap time for baby is the time I got with each kid alone and when baby goes to bed he does before other 2 also if you can ilwhat it done is when I go shopping or run an errand I’ll leave 2 kids with dad if I can and take one they take turns so we have one on one time uninterrupted
personally, i wouldn’t keep the other two home. it messes up their routine.
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Send them to school. Why are you putting more on yourself than you need to? That’s a weird flex.
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Why are you taking them out of school?